[The Confederate Cruiser Florida]

The Illustrated London News,
vol. 44,
no. 1244,
p. 150.

February 13, 1864

The Confederate cruiser Florida, under the command of Captain
Maffit, left Brest on Tuesday night, in the midst of a dense fog, on
a cruise. The United States' war-steamer Kearsage, on being apprised
of the Florida's sailing, stood out to sea the same night.